An ultra-sensitive camera attached to a giant balloon on Earth has captured light from a mysterious source at the centre of the Milky Way. For more than 50 years, astronomers have sought to understand ...

Jaw-dropping patient videos and miraculous testimonials ignited a frenzy in China over a technique that aims to improve drainage from the brain. Now it is entering trials worldwide.

Researchers are worried that an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump earlier this week will have negative consequences for children’s health across the country — and are laying out the ...

Scientists have predicted the existence of a particle made of gluons for a long time, but detecting it has taken decades.

Globally, snakebites kill 80,000 to 140,000 people a year and lead to around 400,000 disabilities. Because many people who are bitten live in rural areas, there is insufficient access to antivenom. To ...

Researchers have used a transition metal compound to create a nanoplatform that can enter breast cancer cells and destroy them by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), when exposed to red light 1.